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The Immaculate Kindle Edition

by Mark Morris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 71 ratings

Successful horror writer Jack Stone is no stranger to the fantastic. But when a death in the family causes him to return to his childhood home in the wilds of the British countryside, Jack finds things and events even he could not have created. And soon, old memories start to take on a physical manifestation.

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About the Author

Mark Morris became a full-time writer in 1988 on the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, and a year later saw the release of his first novel, Toady. He has since published a further thirteen novels, among which are Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Mr. Bad Face, Fiddleback and Nowhere Near An Angel. His short stories, novellas, articles and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines, and he is editor of the highly-acclaimed Cinema Macabre, a book of fifty horror movie essays by genre luminaries. Forthcoming work includes a Hellboy novel entitled The All-Seeing Eye and another book in the immensely popular Doctor Who range, published by BBC Books in the UK.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005FGR6VK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 47North (May 28, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1477808116
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Mark Morris is the author of over twenty novels, including Toady, Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Fiddleback, The Deluge and four books in the popular Doctor Who range. His short stories, novellas, articles and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines, and he is editor of both Cinema Macabre, a book of horror movie essays by genre luminaries for which he won the 2007 British Fantasy Award, and its follow-up Cinema Futura. His recently published or forthcoming work includes the official tie-in novel for zombie apocalypse computer game Dead Island, a novelisation of the 1971 Hammer movie Vampire Circus, and The Wolves of London, book one of the Obsidian Heart trilogy, which will be published by Titan Books in 2014.

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  • Hols
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping sad and heartwarming all in one book
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017
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    It was an absolutely fabulous book! Sorrow to redemption. Love the main character. It made me cry. It was beautiful and spiritual and you'll have to read it to get why I said that. No spoilers here!
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  • Kasia S.
    4.0 out of 5 stars The prodigal son with a twist...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2007
    I have mainly enjoyed this ghost thriller like story for the writing. The author does a great job of breathing life into his characters, using their background as constant filler in his chapters, and he writes with natural ease making the reader feels as if he was roaming through their head. I have thoroughly enjoyed the book related aspect of this tale, the main hero is also a writer and Mark Morris does a great job shining some light on this mysterious profession.

    When Jack Stone finds out that his father has passed away, he feels a rush of relief and a sense of dread at the thought of going back to his childhood birthplace for the funeral. The scabs his memories left on his soul of neglect and child abuse have made him weak with fear but relentlessly he felt that going back would be healing. With the support and a gentle push from his girlfriend Gail, he ventures out to the country side, four hours away from London to burry the past behind once and for all. Little did he know, but his father has his own secrets and the deed of finding them would be forever changing on Jack. The visit back would have been positive if it wasn't for dark shapes creeping around the woods and strange encounters with ghost like apparitions that resemble his father. Worse yet, the local bully who had it for Jack is still heated and ready to strike, using whatever means necessary to wreck havoc on Jacks life and sanity.

    I loved the buildup, the creepiness of the house and reading about Jack's time there but I also felt all his work was not getting to a high enough climax. The ending was interesting but I felt a bit angry at how it turned out. The fantasy aspect seemed to have swept my off my feet and delivered me in from of an answer that I simply had to take.

    For those who enjoy subtlety in action but like imaginative and descriptive writing, this is not a ride of their lives but will be a pleasant experience never the less.

    - Kasia S.
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  • J. Lara
    3.0 out of 5 stars I need more scares!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2009
    I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but the cover of a book is the very thing that grabs my attention, which gets me to turn the book over to the blurb on the back. I liked the blurb on the back, but the story itself disappointed me. There were chilling parts that I DID like, but there weren't enough of them for me, and some of the character's actions were downright wimpy (for lack of a better word.) Then there's another character who's so mean and vile, but I don't think it's ever revealed WHY? Then there's the ending. It's a twist I didn't see coming, but once revealed, it left a bad taste in my mouth.
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  • RL
    2.0 out of 5 stars 342 pages to get to...there???
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
    The cover blurb here promises "a mind-boggling" twist- which is, apparently, code for "somewhere between nonsensical and creepy".
    Some decent atmosphere and looks into the mind of a writer make this worth a quick pass through if you're bored, but probably one of the most outright lousy reveals I've seen in years.
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  • G. Van Der Bent
    5.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of ghost story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2002
    I always thought of Mark Morris as a good, if not what secondrate British horrorwriter. I don't mean that in a negative way, but he always had the footsteps of people like Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell and James Herbert in which to follow... and that's not an easy task!
    It's perhaps ironic that those writers also seem to have had a big influence on him. I remember his book 'The Secret of Anatomy'to be an entertaining Barkeresque romp and his 'Doctor Who' novels were lighthearted, not all too serious fun.
    The Immaculate changed all that...
    I can't help but have the feeling that the story is strongly autobiographical (the parts about the writer anyway, offcourse not the supernatural bits...I hope).
    The book is about a writer who returns to his hometown after his abusive father passed away. When he starts having bad dreams and hears his father's voice through the phone I just knew it was going to be THAT kind of story.
    I was wrong.
    I couldn't for the life off me have expected where this story'd wind up. I won't spoil it for you, but it was brilliant, and much more mature than similar efforts from someone like Herbert, who always likes to have the blood and guts flying. You wont find that in this novel.
    The Immaculate is by far Mark Morris' best work. I am an aspiring writer myself (aren't we all?) and I totally got pulled in by the world in which the main character lives. For example, I loved it when he pulled found this old case in his attic and started flipping through the pages of all the books he so adored during his childhood. Marvelous!
    Like I said before, this doesn't go for the gross-out, but it's good supernatural horror, with strong psychological and social overtones.
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  • coalpuss
    4.0 out of 5 stars Covers all Emotions
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2013
    Others have indicated the plot of this book so I won't. I had not read Morris before and absolutely loved this one. In fact, I could not put it down and snatched it up at every idle moment. The characters were so well developed I could see them. The emotional problems of the protagonist were also felt, continually. It was not a horror book, but rather a tutorial for how a person can mature and as facts become known, can forgive. I did feel terror, and my heart thumped because the author had made me care for these people. Contrary to what some others felt, I loved the ending. For me it was perfect. Bravo!!
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  • Helen Simpson
    4.0 out of 5 stars A horror that plays on all our fears...or memories!!!,
    Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2006
    I really enjoy the way Morris writes (having read 'Toady' and 'Mr Bad Face') and this book was no exception. He cleverly makes you care about one of the characters in this book and feel compassion and horror like the other one.

    He succeeded in horrifying me on the simplest level without the need for blood and gore.

    It was one of those books that you just have to keep reading even though you're shattered and know you need to sleep, just to find out what happens. The ending was an interesting idea and wasn't at all what I expected.
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  • Mrs W Waugh
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Immaculate
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2014
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    A very good book by Mark Morris I have most of his books now and this was the first of his I read,he is a good writer who gets better with every book he writes.......
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  • Rêvvâ Tênâg
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but disappointing
    Reviewed in Australia on March 1, 2015
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    At first this book seemed promising, then it started to lag, then if finished blandly and quite unsatisfactorily. The author is definitely talented and was able to keep me interested, but I guess I didn't really like the story, especially the ending.
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  • David Gleeson
    2.0 out of 5 stars three stars for aspiring authors.
    Reviewed in Australia on August 17, 2015
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    Great to see the mechanics of good story writing in practice as there is work needed in content editing. The story line while reasonably good could have been improved with a little work to greater effect. a little line editing needed to remove convoluted expression such as over use of perfect past participles and the out of place use of overly well defined words.
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  • Tony
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2014
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    An interesting book that gave no indication of how it was going to end. Good storyline and a style of writing that drew you into the central character's world. Enough tension to keep you wondering what might happen, although one or two places where you could see what was coming & felt yourself asking how stupid could he be to let things go on the way they did. Worth buying and having in your collection.
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  • Will M
    3.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Fire new author (to me anyway)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2014
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    I enjoy this sort of supernatural story but I found this one tediously long before it got going with so much information on the lead character and his history and relationships. The second half of the tale is a lot better though and I am glad I stuck with it.
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